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Beaumont Enterprise
Drawing their stories: Artist workshop connects Beaumont to Japan
A group of artists gathered at Groves Public Library Aug. 15 to collaborate on comic book art. The event, hosted by Orta Gallery, featured former Lamar University professor Cristopher Troutman. The artists took turns drawing individual panels and then rotating them through the group. Organizer Stephanie Orta said it was the second year she had hosted the event with Troutman, who now lives in Japan. “Troutman and I have been working together since the beginning of my art journey at The Art Studio, Inc, where we met,” Orta said. “His was the first official exhibition that I got to assist on, and it was the one that came from his trip from Japan, speaking on the basics of arts and sequential art.” Troutman’s work, which features large-scale, multi-panel drawings, explores the connection between Beaumont and Beppu City, Beaumont’s sister city in Japan, where Troutman teaches art at the Level Up Art & English Studio. Orta said she has continued to collaborate with Troutman over the past six years. The event began as a collaboration with 3C Comics, which was formed by Lamar University alumni. “A lot of students and professors of Lamar collaborated in basically what I call a doodle
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Chloe's Burgers Shuts Down at Parkdale Mall Over Vent-a-Hood Fire Order
Chloe's Burgers, the gourmet burger stand tucked into the Parkdale Mall food court in Beaumont, has gone dark for about a week after a fire marshal ordered the closure over problems with its kitchen vent-a-hood. Owner Brandon Rodriguez says he expects the doors to reopen by August 28 or 31, and when they do, the stand will be in a new spot next to his other restaurant, Bennie's Pizza.
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Port Arthur to Big Screen: How Texas Roots Shaped Tom Provost for Young Washington
Tom Provost has spent thirty years putting other people’s names on the poster. Now his own name is back on one. As the co-writer of Young Washington, Tom joined me on Beyond the Mic to break down what it takes to write a founding father before he became a marble statue.
American Songwriter
Born 57 Years Ago Today in Southeast Texas, the 90s Country Star Who Burst Onto the Scene With Back-to-Back No. 1 Hits
Ascending to mainstream country stardom in the 1990s with songs like “What’s It to You” and “Live Until I Die”, Clay Walker has since proved many times over that his early success was more than just a flash in the pan. Each of his first four albums sold more than a million copies, and he has sent over 30 songs to the country singles chart. Six of those have reached number one.
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Horse making remarkable recovery; judge wants owners to face charges
BEAUMONT — Malibu, a horse now being called “Poppy” by the staff caring for her, is gaining strength after being seized nine days ago and taken to Equine Medicine and Surgery, where veterinarians described her recovery as a “remarkable turnaround.”. Associate veterinarian Cody Bailey said Malibu.
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Pug Johnson Shares “Lowering The Bar” Ahead of From a Beaumont Bar
“Farewell to the nines / A thick six will do fine / I’m lowering the bar,” sings Texas’s most eclectic country artist Pug Johnson in the first single from his upcoming album, From a Beaumont Bar. What started as a portrait of, in Johnson’s words, “a guy who’s bumming everyone out at the bar,” turned into the gut-busting soliloquy of lowered standards and earnest admissions called “Lowering The Bar.” And, it doesn’t take long throughout the tune for “I’s” to become “we’s,” the song’s narrator convincing his fellow patrons to join him on his mission in a somehow elegant, yet still “dirty old man” way.
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Drive-thru lemonade and Corvettes roll into Beaumont for the Giving Field's fundraiser
If your Saturday plans could use something sweet, cold and for a good cause, a lemonade stop in Beaumont might be just the ticket. A Lemonade Stand Fundraiser is set for Saturday, August 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Giving Field in Beaumont. It’s a drive-thru event, with the stand set up so visitors can “drive thru the garden gates” to pick up “an ice cold lemonade.”
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Short burger break: Chloe's closing for about a week for vent-a-hood upgrade
BEAUMONT — If you're one of the many fans of the popular Chloe's Burgers in Parkdale Mall, the owner wants us to share that you won't be able to get your hands on one for at least a week. Owner Brandon Rodriguez tells KFDM a problem with the vent-a-hood...
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Schlotzsky’s closes in Beaumont after 28 years — but Lumberton still has the 'sammie
BEAUMONT — For nearly three decades, the smell of freshly-baked bread and the promise of a familiar Schlotzsky’s sandwich have been part of life along Dowlen Road. Now, one longtime Beaumont restaurant has served its final sandwich. Schlotzsky’s on Dowlen Road officially closed Wednesday, August 19, marking the...
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Girls’ Haven Casino Night to bring entertainment, food, and philanthropy to Beaumont
BEAUMONT — Girls’ Haven is inviting the Southeast Texas community to roll the dice for a good cause at its annual Casino Night on Friday, September 25, at the Downtown Event Centre in Beaumont. The evening will feature casino games provided by All Vegas Experience, a three-course dinner...
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Famous death brings memories of 1971 LCM prom
And then there was one who played at the Jack Tar Hotel back in the spring of 1971. Frank Beard, drummer for the legendary rock band ZZ Top, died Tuesday at the age of 77, leaving Billy Gibbons as the only surviving member of the group. ZZ Top, known as...